Posted on 01/07/2022 12:07:58 PM PST by algore
Gov. Jay Inslee proposed new legislation on Thursday, which would make it a misdemeanor for elected leaders or candidates to spread unfounded allegations of voter fraud.
Speaking on the one-year anniversary of the now-infamous U.S. Capitol riot, Inslee opined that “the threat to our democracy is just as dangerous on January 6, 2022, as it was a year ago.”
“I think we do need to do much more than commemorate this day of infamy,” he said as part of the Associated Press’ 2022 legislative preview. “I think we need to realize that this is a continuing effort to continue the ‘big lie,’ to cast doubt on the fundamental workings of our democracy — we simply have to realize the nature of this challenge.”
That has Inslee pushing for a bill in the state Legislature that would “make it a gross misdemeanor to lie about these election results without any basis.”
“I think we need to do more than speak,” he proposed. “It should not be legal in the state of Washington for elected officials or candidates for office to willfully lie about these election results. This needs to be made illegal.”
Inslee highlighted three Republican state legislators — Representatives Brad Klippert, Robert Sutherland, and Vicki Kraft — who used taxpayer dollars to attend MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s cyber-symposium on election fraud, and who have continued to support claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Looking back to 2016, it is as if Hillary won. Trump may have won the presidency but Hillary has the last laugh now that Trump is gone and the country is in an historic mess. The evil that she wanted this country subjected to, she accomplished. Hillary got what she wanted but Trump’s MAGA years were interrupted.
And don’t forget about the insider trading privilege on the stock market.
Who is to determine what is a lie?
An election system so secure that nobody is allowed to criticize it - that is democracy! /sarc
Plenty of Dems bring old elections up regularly.
Ex post facto applies to the date of the lie, not to the date of the election lied about.
I have good evidence that any time a politician opens their mouth they are forming a lie.
It will depend upon the meaning of “founded” and who defines it.
“Some needs to inform the Governor about this thing called the first amendment.”
Just the act of proposing this is proof that he is not fit to hold office.
“Plenty of Dems bring old elections up regularly.”
Sore-Loserman still grumbles about 2000.
Who decides it’s a lie or not?
Oh, the irony.
-PJ
He, himself, plans to be the factchecker, I suppose.
"You were elected via fraud!"
"You have no proof, therefore that is a lie, you should be thrown out of office!"
"I have proof now."
"You forfeited your office (or should have) your accusations are illegitimate."
...
And on and on.
What is it they say, if you want to know who's really in power, look to who you're not allowed to criticize. I guess the little fascists that fraud their way into power don't want anyone questioning them.
The first rule of el[r]ection fraud is you do not talk about el[r]ection fraud.
But lying throughout a campaign is a hallowed tradition. But that said, claiming that Trump was an illegitimate president would now be a crime? Inslee has all the knowledge of human nature and unintended consequences of a doorknob.
But lying throughout a campaign is a hallowed tradition. But that said, claiming that Trump was an illegitimate president would now be a crime? Inslee has all the knowledge of human nature and unintended consequences of a doorknob.
All this needs is the right person to spread what the Democrat/communists want to call lies and put him/her on trial.
The commies would finally HAVE listen to evidence. They will screech like agitated monkeys.
LOL
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